Lee Friday, Author at News From London, Ontario, And Beyond

The State Will Always Set the Rules in Its Favor

February 6, 2023 – Dumo Denga …… Remember Lady Justice, who wears a blindfold and holds the scales? She is a state creation, too, and when it comes to state wrongdoing, her thumb holds the scales down. Continue reading →

Occupational Licenses Are Killing Minority Entrepreneurship

February 4, 2023 – Alfredo Ortiz …… With fewer government hurdles, minority entrepreneurs can overcome racial economic gaps. Continue reading →

John Wilkes: The Hero of Liberty Who King George III Arrested for ‘Sedition’

February 1, 2023 – Lawrence W. Reed …… When Wilkes died in 1797, British liberty was more robust than it was in the year of his birth—in part because of him and his “radicalism.” Continue reading →

The Constitution Failed. It Secured Neither Peace nor Freedom.

January 31, 2023 – Ryan McMaken …… The constitution has not protected our natural rights, nor did it prevent the US from becoming a blood-soaked failed state a mere 73 years after the constitution was ratified. Continue reading →

Food Truck Owners Sue North Carolina Town over Anti-competitive Regulations

January 30, 2023 – Patrick Carroll …… Protecting established firms from competition isn’t just unfair, it’s economically harmful. Continue reading →

The Fed Is a Purely Political Institution, and It’s Definitely Not a Bank.

January 28, 2023 – Ryan McMaken …… The Federal Reserve is no more “private” than the Environmental Protection Agency, and through its special government status, the Fed inflicts many economic crimes on regular people. Continue reading →

Why Heroes Matter—And Now More Than Ever

January 27, 2023 – Lawrence W. Reed …… You can find heroes of character in every country’s history, but at times it seems that we’ve forgotten more of them than we’re producing. Continue reading →

Cato’s Letters Explained “the Glorious Principles of Liberty” to the American Founders

January 26, 2023 – Dan Sanchez …… “Must the magistrate tie up every man’s legs, because some men fall into ditches?” Continue reading →

The Politicization of Procreation: The Ultimate in “the Personal Is Political”

January 25, 2023 – Jeffery L. Degner …… Gloria Steinem declared, “The personal is political.” Today, politics has reached into family life and even procreation itself, an unhappy trend for unhappy people. Continue reading →

A Short Essay on Sound Monetary Policy

January 24, 2023 – George Ford Smith …… In a market economy, gold is sound money. There is no need for monetary authorities when gold rules. Continue reading →

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